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Here’s what was posted to UofL Today on Wednesday, March 30, 2016:
- Volunteers still needed for Day of Service. Read more.
- Photos: The Speed School Diversity and Inclusion Luncheon, with keynote speaker Dwayne Reeves from Facebook. View Here.
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DID YOU KNOW?
The International Student and Scholar Services held its fourth International Meet and Greet Luncheon last week, co-sponsored by Louisville Sister Cities. The event provides anopportunity to meet the university’s non-immigrant student and scholar population representing more than 100 countries. Louisville Sister Cities has been collaborating with UofL for 50 years with scholarships and programming.
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Campus-Submitted Announcement List
Health and Wellness
1.) Learn mindfulness and skills to calm and focus your mind
2.) Make a splash with Get Healthy Now Water Fitness
3.) Feel alive and rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
Miscellaneous
4.) COB hosting ‘fast pitch’ competition
5.) Judges needed for Neuroscience Day
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
6.) Bioengineering Seminar Series presents ‘Large Animal Models as Experimental Platforms for Cardiovascular Research’
7.) EpiHour focuses on racial patterns of anemia and leukemia
8.) Lecture by Visiting Artist Adam Glick
9.) Microbiology and Immunology doctoral defense this week
Training and Workshops
10.) June Delphi U application deadline extended
11.) Workshop: Opportunities for collaborative materials research at UofL
Grand Rounds
12.) Family Medicine Grand Rounds
13.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health Grand Rounds
14.) Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds
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Campus-Submitted Announcements
Health and Wellness
1.) Learn mindfulness and skills to calm and focus your mind
April 14, 21, 28, May 19, 4:30 to 5:45 p.m., Room 116, Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym, Belknap Campus
Free, employees, spouses, QAs
Beyond simply decreasing your stress, this evidence-based KORU workshop will help you learn mindfulness through the practice of specific skills that calm and focus your mind and through the practice of meditation. If you are feeling pressured and stressed, or are just interested in learning a new skill that can enrich your life, these classes are for you. Beginners and experienced meditators welcome.
Additional Information: Email, website
2.) Make a splash with Get Healthy Now Water Fitness
Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 21, noon to 12:45 p.m., Natatorium
Free, UofL employees, retirees and their spouse/QA
Are you looking for a form of exercise that is easy on the joints and big on fun? The benefits of Get Healthy Now’s Water Fitness Class include increased energy, better sleep, relief from joint pain and more. Suitable for all fitness levels and no swimming skills needed (hair can stay dry or not).
Additional Information: Email, 852-7755
3.) Feel alive and rejuvenated with Intro to Nia
Tuesdays, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Get Healthy Now Wellness Center at Humana Gym, Studio B
Free for GHN Wellness Center members
Nia is a sensory-based movement practice that draws from disciplines of the martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Every class offers a unique combination of 52 moves that corresponds with the main areas of the body: the base, the core, and upper extremities.
Additional Information: Schedule, email, 852-7755
Miscellaneous
4.) COB hosting ‘fast pitch’ competition
April 1, 3 p.m., ollege of Business, PNC Horn Auditorium
Free and open to the public
Student speakers will deliver a 90-second “fast pitch” speech. Judges from the business community will select the first through third place winners. Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual.
Additional Information: Jenna Haugen
5.) Judges needed for Neuroscience Day
April 7, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., Clinical & Translational Research Building, HSC
Free
The trainee poster competition at the 26th Annual Neuroscience Day still needs judges. Judges are needed 8:30-8:45 a.m. (information session) and 10 -11:30 a.m. (round 1) or 12-2 p.m. (round 2). Breakfast and lunch are provided. Please email SFNChap@louisville.edu with subject line “judge” and include any potential conflicts of interest (e.g., your student has a poster) so we can assign you to another category.
Additional Information: Website, email
Talks/Seminars/Symposiums
6.) Bioengineering Seminar Series presents ‘Large Animal Models as Experimental Platforms for Cardiovascular Research’
April 1, 12-1:30 p.m., Duthie Center for Engineers, Room #117
Dr. Gretel Monreal will present a seminar titled, “Large Animal Models as Experimental Platforms for Cardiovascular Research.” Pizza will be provided, please email Nancy Hansford at nahans01@louisville.edu if you plan to attend.
Additional Information: Nancy Hansford, 852-7485
7.) EpiHour focuses on racial patterns of anemia and leukemia
March 31, noon to 1 p.m., Room 103, School of Public Health and Information Sciences Building, HSC
Free
Dr. Frank Groves, Associate Professor, Epidemiology Dept., will present: “Contrasting Racial Patterns of Anemia & Leukemia in US Preschool Children – Are They Related?” Black children under 5 years of age have lower hemoglobin levels, but also lower incidence of leukemia, than white children. Similar racial disparities are evident in birth weight and transferrin saturation (a biomarker of iron status). Might iron account for the inverse association between birth weight and childhood leukemia?
Additional Information: Robin Newlon, 852-3003
8.) Lecture by Visiting Artist Adam Glick
March 31, 6 to 8 p.m., Bingham Humanities, Room 100
Free and open to the public
What exactly is “public art” and how do we distinguish it from what we see in traditional settings such as museums and galleries? By tracing the history of public works in the United States, and beginning with the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), this lecture will examine the role of art outside museum walls, its evolution over the past eighty years, and current curatorial approaches to programming exhibitions outdoors and in public spaces.
Additional Information: Renée K. Murphy, 852-6794
9.) Microbiology and Immunology doctoral defense this week
April 1, 1 to 2 p.m., HSC, Clinical Translational Research Building, Room 101
The Department of Microbiology and Immunology Seminar Series presents a PhD dissertation, “Identification of host factors required for Yersinia pestis macrophage intracellular survival and the impact on vacuole maturation, acidification and trafficking” by Michael Connor, PhD candidate in the lab of Matthew Lawrenz, PhD.
Additional Information: Carolyn Burton, 852-6208
Training and Workshops
10.) June Delphi U application deadline extended
June 6-10, Burhans Hall, Shelby Campus
Free
The application deadline for the June 6-10 session of Delphi U has been extended to Friday, April 22. This free, 4.5-day workshop offers faculty the chance to work with colleagues and Delphi Center staff to incorporate best practices when designing, revising, or delivering online courses. Previous attendees are welcome to attend again.
Additional Information: Register online, Deb Hatfield, 852-0412
11.) Workshop: Opportunities for collaborative materials research at UofL
April 11, 2:30 p.m. followed by reception at 4 p.m., Vogt Bldg. Auditorium, Belknap Campus
Free, RSVP recommended
The Speed School Materials Science and Engineering (MS&E) Research Group is sponsoring a workshop on materials research opportunities in and needs of the Conn Center, including on proposals and grants. Each Center scientist will present a 10-minute overview of their materials-specific interests and needs for new collaborations. A reception follows where attendees can engage in one-on-one discussions with both the Conn Center staff and MS&E faculty. All UofL faculty and research staff are invited.
Additional Information: RSVP via email, agenda online
Grand Rounds
12.) Family Medicine Grand Rounds
April 1, 7:30 to 8:30 a.m., Jewish Hospital Bottigheimer Auditorium
Free
Rangaraj Gopalraj, MD, Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine at UofL School of Medicine, and Elizabeth Cash, PhD, Assistant Professor at UofL School of Medicine, will present “The New Terminology For Dementia.” At the end of this presentation the audience will have better understanding of dementia, mild cognitive impairment, new terminology per DSM-V, implications for clinical practice, and when to refer to neuropsychologist. CME category 1 is available for both AAFP & ACCME accreditation.
Additional Information: Melissa Garrett 852-5499
13.) Obstetrics, Gynecology & Women’s Health Grand Rounds
April 1, 1 to 2 p.m., Ambulatory Care Building-Basement Auditorium
Please join us for Ob/Gyn Grand Rounds in the ACB Basement Auditorium. Our speaker will be Casey Kinman, MD, one of our Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellows. Her topic is “Female Sexual Dysfunction,” where she will review the female sexual response cycle, discuss key point in evaluating a patient and review treatments for female sexual dysfunction.
Additional Information: Crystal Menear, 502-561-7463
14.) Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds
April 1, 6:45 to 8:45 a.m., Baxter I Research Building, auditorium, lower level
Free
Please join the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery as our residents present Quality Improvement for the 3rd quarter. They will discuss failed or less than optimal orthopaedic surgery cases identifying medical ethics issues, medical knowledge gaps, system based issues, communications issues, professionalism issues, and practice based system issues.
Additional Information: Monica Welsh, 852-6902
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